Search for dissertations about: "Astrid Norberg"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words Astrid Norberg.

2. 11. Living in consolation while growing very old

   Author : Regina Santamäki Fischer; Berit Lundman; Astrid Norberg; Anneli Sarvimäki; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; aged; aging; phenomenological hermeneutic; transcendence; consolation; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

   Abstract : Growing very old into late life means increased suffering that may lead to despair and call for consolation. This thesis looks at the lived experience of very old people and aim at illuminating the meaning of growing very old and the meaning of consolation when growing old. READ MORE

4. 12. Formal carers in health care and the social services witnessing abuse of the elderly in their homes

   Author : Britt-Inger Saveman; Astrid Norberg; Ingalill Rahm Hallberg; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Elder abuse; primary health care; district nurses; general practitioners; home service assistants; Lögstrup’s ethic;

   Abstract : The purpose was to elucidate the reactions of formal carers as witnesses and helpers in situations of elder abuse, to illuminate abusive situations and to reflect on the findings from an ethical point of view. Twenty-one district nurses from one county council were interviewed (I, II, III, IV). READ MORE

5. 13. Beroende av vård : innebörden av fenomenet som det visar sig genom patienters, deras anhörigas och vårdares berättelser

   Author : Gunilla Strandberg; Lilian Jansson; Astrid Norberg; Eli Haugen Bunch; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; dependency; care; interview; phenomenological-hermeneutics; Sjuksköterska-patientrelationer; Omvårdnad; Omvårdnadsforskning;

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6. 14. Delirium during Hospitalisation : Incidence, Risk Factors, Early Signs and Patients' Experiences of Being Delirious

   Author : Gill Sörensen Duppils; Karin Wikblad; Sjödén Per-Olov; Astrid Norberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nursing; delirium; Acute confusional state; hip surgery; hip fracture; replacement surgery; cognitive function; MMSE; Follow-up; health-related quality of life; HRQOL; SF-36; Omvårdnad; Nursing; Omvårdnad; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences; Delirium i samband med höftfraktur;

   Abstract : Delirium is common among old patients admitted to hospital, but is often a neglected problem in patient care. The principal aim of this thesis was to evaluate aspects of delirium in relation to incidence, risk factors, behavioural changes, cognitive function and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). READ MORE

7. 15. Psychiatric care of people at risk of committing suicide : narrative interviews with registered nurses, physicians, patients and their relatives

   Author : Anne-Grethe Talseth; Astrid Norberg; Jan Beskow; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psychiatric care; in-patients at risk of committing suicide; registered nurses; physicians; relatives; narratives; phenomenological hermeneutics; confirmation; communion; consolation; hope; Självmord; psykiatrisk omvårdnad;

   Abstract : The aims of this thesis are to illuminate the meaning of being cared for and treated by nurses and physicians, as narrated by psychiatric suicidal in-patients; the meaning of taking care of and treating patient at risk of committing suicide, as narrated by nurses and physicians; and the meaning of being met and having one’s suicidal relative taken care of by health personnel, as narrated by relatives. Narrative interviews were conducted with 42 adult patients at risk of committing suicide in an in-patient psychiatric unit, 19 RNs, 19 physicians, and 15 relatives at a hospital in Norway. READ MORE